Two Oklahoma players earn conference honors

Oklahoma's Landry Jones (12) passes during the Bedlam game at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Okla., Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. OU won, 51-48 in overtime. Photo by Nate Billings , The Oklahoman

Oklahoma quarterback Landry Jones and wide receiver Jalen Saunders were named as the Big 12 Players of the Week after the two helped the Sooners win an overtime game against Oklahoma State on Saturday.

Saunders earned the special teams Player of the Week and Jones earned the conference’s offensive Player of the Week for the second straight week.

On Saturday, Saunders had his first punt return for a touchdown. He ran back an OSU punt 81 yards in the fourth quarter when Oklahoma was down 38-30. The junior ended the game with 251-all purpose yards, which is the sixth-highest single-game total for a Sooners wide receiver.

OU is now the only team in the conference to have two punt returns for touchdowns this season.

Oklahoma’s Jalen Saunders, left, scores a touchdown past Oklahoma State’s Larry Stephens during Saturday’s Bedlam game. Defense was nearly non-existent for both teams in the Sooners’ 51-48 win. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman

Landry Jones had another record-breaking Saturday. In the Bedlam game, Jones went 46-of-71 for 500 yards with three touchdowns and one interception. This is Jones’ seventh selection in his career and his second of his senior year.